These Long Exposure Shots of Glowworms Make a New Zealand Cave Look Like the Night Sky

These stunning and unique long-exposure shots were captured by artist, Joseph Michael. Believe it or not, they are of glowworms native to a 30 million-year-old cave on North Island in New Zealand. The images make the caves look like an ethereal, alternate universe that we can’t stop admiring!

Of his photos, Michael explains: “The exposures varied on the cave and how close I could get. 5 mins for the close ups. 30 mins or 1hr for some of the wider ones. There was a bit of experimentation involved. Getting the ISO / f stop mix right. The blue light in some of the pics is a soft LED which is powered from my car battery / inverter combo.”

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